Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Salaries
Highest published occupation medians in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ - BLS OEWS May 2025
Observed metro pay change
What changed, BLS OEWS 2024–2025
- BLS's published All Occupations median in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ moved from $49,840 in May 2024 to $51,380 in May 2025 (+3.1%).
- Across the 393 metros priced in both releases, the median place changed +3.1%.
- Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ sits -0.0 pp near that median, nominal dollars, no price deflator applied.
Semiconductor Processing Technicians shows the widest metro-area vs national median gap in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ
Semiconductor Processing Technicians publishes $78,940 here versus $51,430 nationally (+53.5%; 2,260metro-area jobs). Next is Family Medicine Physicians at $341,680 locally versus $244,180 nationally (+39.9%).
- Semiconductor Processing Technicians$78,940 in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ sits 53.5% above the national Semiconductor Processing Technicians median of $51,430 (2,260 published local jobs).
- Family Medicine Physicians$341,680 in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ sits 39.9% above the national Family Medicine Physicians median of $244,180 (2,050 published local jobs).
- Bartenders$46,940 in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ sits 36.7% above the national Bartenders median of $34,340 (10,580 published local jobs).
- Chief Executives$138,900 in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ sits 35.1% below the national Chief Executives median of $213,990 (3,140 published local jobs).
Semiconductor Processing Technicians and the other occupations above are descriptive OEWS endpoints for Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ; they are not findings about taxes, employers, or worker experience.
BLS OEWS metro wage desk
MSA 38060 · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ $69K mean
MEAN-HIGH · RPP-MID · OCC-MOST · TOP-LEAD · EMP-MIX · TREND-INLINE · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-FULL
- MEAN-HIGH #54/528
- RPP-MID 103.3
- OCC-MOST 644 occs
- TOP-LEAD Orthopedic Sur… · $559K
- EMP-MIX Computer and…
- TREND-INLINE -0.0 pp
- PHOTO-FINISH Bellingham, WA
- BOOK-FULL 606 rows · May 2025
Read with Bellingham, WA (+$99 on published-row mean) · Highest-paying careers
Instrument codes from this MSA’s OEWS published-row mean, BEA RPP, occupation book, employment lead, All Occupations pay change, and nearest peer — not a moving recommendation.
Published-row mean neighbourhood around Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ
Employment scale inside Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ's top-pay list
Computer and Information Systems Managers and Sales Managers lead published employment inside Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ's top-pay sample — order follows OEWS job counts, not median wage.
- 1. Computer and Information Systems Managers 11,510 jobs · $169,720
- 2. Sales Managers 11,210 jobs · $148,320
- 3. Physicians, All Other 5,210 jobs · $301,270
- 4. Architectural and Engineering Managers 3,250 jobs · $169,310
- 5. Computer Hardware Engineers 2,820 jobs · $167,010
- 6. Dentists, General 2,700 jobs · $194,180
- 7. Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers 2,100 jobs · $228,040
- 8. Family Medicine Physicians 2,050 jobs · $341,680
- 9. General Internal Medicine Physicians 1,960 jobs · $259,320
- 10. Veterinarians 1,480 jobs · $161,060
- 11. Pediatricians, General 1,080 jobs · $233,950
- 12. Database Architects 980 jobs · $156,100
- 13. Psychiatrists 240 jobs · $260,330
- 14. Nurse Anesthetists 230 jobs · $237,200
- 15. Physicians, Pathologists 220 jobs · $349,470
- 16. Air Traffic Controllers 220 jobs · $161,220
- 17. Computer and Information Research Scientists 160 jobs · $164,460
- 18. Orthodontists 100 jobs · $272,330
Occupations Tracked
644
with wage data
Published-Row Mean
$69,059
employment-weighted, 606 complete rows
Top Salary
$558,970
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric
Cost of Living
103.3
3% above US avg
Highest Paying Jobs in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ
| # | Occupation | Median Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric | $558,970 |
| 2 | Radiologists | $525,930 |
| 3 | Surgeons, All Other | $410,100 |
| 4 | Neurologists | $409,610 |
| 5 | Obstetricians and Gynecologists | $369,720 |
| 6 | Physicians, Pathologists | $349,470 |
| 7 | Family Medicine Physicians | $341,680 |
| 8 | Physicians, All Other | $301,270 |
| 9 | Orthodontists | $272,330 |
| 10 | Psychiatrists | $260,330 |
| 11 | General Internal Medicine Physicians | $259,320 |
| 12 | Dentists, All Other Specialists | $244,170 |
| 13 | Nurse Anesthetists | $237,200 |
| 14 | Pediatricians, General | $233,950 |
| 15 | Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers | $228,040 |
| 16 | Dentists, General | $194,180 |
| 17 | Computer and Information Systems Managers | $169,720 |
| 18 | Architectural and Engineering Managers | $169,310 |
| 19 | Computer Hardware Engineers | $167,010 |
| 20 | Computer and Information Research Scientists | $164,460 |
| 21 | Surgical Assistants | $161,710 |
| 22 | Air Traffic Controllers | $161,220 |
| 23 | Veterinarians | $161,060 |
| 24 | Database Architects | $156,100 |
| 25 | Sales Managers | $148,320 |
Lowest Paying Jobs in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ
| Occupation | Median Salary |
|---|---|
| Office Machine Operators, Except Computer | $32,060 |
| Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers | $32,510 |
| Cooks, Fast Food | $33,190 |
| Animal Trainers | $33,340 |
| Amusement and Recreation Attendants | $33,660 |
| Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters | $34,230 |
| Fast Food and Counter Workers | $34,540 |
| Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers | $34,830 |
| Cashiers | $34,920 |
| Physical Therapist Aides | $35,010 |
Other BLS Wage Areas in AZ
Other metropolitan or nonmetropolitan OEWS areas assigned to the same state. Cross-state pay and employment peers live in Nationwide similar metros below.
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Two OEWS peer sets outside AZ. Same-state wage areas above stay geographic; these neighborhoods are cross-state nearest neighbors on employment-weighted published-row mean wage ($69,059 here) and summed published employment.
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Nearest headcount peers (floor 100,000 summed published jobs), distinct from the mean-wage column.
Peers are nearest-neighbor matches on BLS OEWS employment-weighted published-row mean wage and summed occupation employment. Employment peers exclude metros already listed in the mean-wage column so the two link sets stay distinct. Mean wage here is not a worker-level median.
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